No plans to scale: OpenAI confirms limited testing of Google TPUs

OpenAI has clarified that it currently has no plans to deploy Google’s in-house artificial intelligence chips at scale, despite reports suggesting otherwise. The statement comes just days afterReuters and several other outlets claimed the AI research lab was turning to Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to support its expanding compute needs.

A spokesperson for OpenAI, which is behind ChatGPT, said on Sunday that while the company is “conducting early testing” with Google’s TPUs, there is no active intention to scale their use. “We have no plans to adopt TPUs broadly at this stage,” the spokesperson confirmed.